Aussie Imams Unite Against Violence

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CAIRO – Australian Muslim imams are planning a meeting to discourage people from violence that marred protests over an insulting movie of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him) and tainted the image of Muslims in Australia and around the globe.

"There is a consensus among the imams that demonstrations have to be peaceful, and that any violent protest has to be stopped immediately," Sheikh Mohamadu Saleem, a spokesman for both the Victorian board and the Australian National Imams Council, told The Australian on Monday, September 17.

The meeting, which is scheduled to be held on Monday or Tuesday, came after protests against a US-made film defaming the Prophet in Sydney degenerated into violence.

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